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Val Poore
@vallypee.bsky.social
Memoir author & blogger from UK & South Africa. Historic barge owner, dog lover. Africa is in my blood, France in in my soul. I live in the Netherlands and love the waterways. Other stuff? #F1 #welovememoirs #LH44
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There are heaps of happy memories contained in this collection of boaty tales. Give them a try and join me on my various adventures through my life afloat.

mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam

#welovememoirs #bookstoread #boatlife #boatsthattweet
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Robert Tavener (British | 1920 - 2004). Ditching Beacon and Barn (Linocut).
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A beautiful walk along a piece of canal history. Perfect! Thank you @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social

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Renishaw to Staveley on the Trans Pennine Trail - September 2025
Parking in the same spot as the last jaunt north to Killamarsh but this time south on the Trans pennine Trail to Staveley.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Join @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social on a beautiful walk along the Chesterfield canal. So lovely!

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Staveley to Brimington - October 2025
An amble down the Chesterfield Canal
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November 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I am utterly delighted with this post from Terry Tyler on her book review blog. #welovememoirs

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BOATYARD VIEWS by Valerie Poore @vallypee
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November 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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“Grandpa, what does ‘awesome’ mean?”

“Well, back at one point, it was a word used to describe the planet’s great unfathomable wonders, although now it generally means ‘Thanks for emailing me that PDF’.”
October 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Excellent reading! Very highly recommended.
Next up in David McDavidFace's reading and book reviews... Special Delivery by @rexburke.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Next up in David McDavidFace's reading and book reviews... Special Delivery by @rexburke.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A must read!
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I've written a funny blog piece about living
in Greece at Christmas.
What happens when you're seeking a different
(reflective) experience, but your eccentric
landlords go full-festive.

#Greece #odyssey #mani #peloponnese #placeinthesun #funnytales #Greek #memoirs
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Lovely landscape photos. England at its best 🌷
A wander from #Bakewell in #Derbyshire west, up Holme Bank to the Monsal Trail and then a pot of tea in the former Hassop Railway Station. Then back down the trail to the former Bakewell Train Station. Would have gone a bit further east but the trail is blocked while they fell trees.
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Very cool tunes. I love @theexerion.bsky.social’s mix of the melodious and the electronic. Magic and music combined!
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Four years on.
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I’ve read two of these and loved them! The third is next on my reading list. @lisettebrodey.bsky.social is a master of suspense and nail-biting pace!
Three novels of psychological #suspense

TWICE A BROKEN BREATH: mybook.to/TwiceBroken 📕
WHAT THE YEARS REMEMBER mybook.to/WTYR 📙
TOO FAR STANDING STILL mybook.to/TFSS 📗

All three books are stand-alone novels, available in #Kindle, paperback, and #FREE to read on #KindleUnlimited 📚

#Booksky
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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November 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Honoured to be invited to the Portobello Book Blog for a quickfire insight into my latest novel The Greek Proposal. Thanks Joanne.
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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The Greek Proposal, romantic suspense with a WW2 mystery set on a gorgeous olive grove high above the sea. The story came to me during a year in this region, on a long Greek sabbatical with my husband and terrier Wallace.
"A masterful piece of storytelling." A heartfelt love story". 5* reviews.
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
At the top of my tbr pile!! I love @lisettebrodey.bsky.social‘s writing!
TOO FAR STANDING STILL 🏙

"The complexities of the characters' baser emotions and desires are carefully crafted to lend an unexpected depth. … The author allows the reader to inhabit the world of the main characters from their unique and often disturbing perspective."

mybook.to/TFSS 📗

#KU ❇️
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
There are heaps of happy memories contained in this collection of boaty tales. Give them a try and join me on my various adventures through my life afloat.

mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam

#welovememoirs #bookstoread #boatlife #boatsthattweet
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Too busy to read long tomes?
These three books about my travels and boat life are all shorties 😊
Immerse yourself in the European waterways and learn about the realities of life on board! #welovememoirs

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#travel #boat
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I’m knocked out by the early reviews on my book, Boatyard views. Thanks so much to those readers who have taken the time to read it and write their impressions. It makes all the slog of getting it out into the world worth it.

Still 99p/c until tomorrow!
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November 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Just downloaded this! I can’t wait to read it!
💥 💥 #NewRelease 💥 💥

TOO FAR STANDING STILL

A novel of psychological #suspense

When you’ve gone too far, can you ever go back?

How far would you go to realize your dreams?

mybook.to/TFSS 📗

#KindleUnlimited #Booksky
November 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Shaggy Inkcaps

#mushrooms #fungi
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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We’re all set up #Wirksworth Christmas Late Night Shopping Evening #Derbyshire DE4 4ET. 4pm to 9pm.

#art #photography #greetingcards #prints #tshirts #frames inspired by #wildlife #landscape #sea #sky & #nature
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM